Bluefalchion wrote:The metals especially are gorgeous! What type of paints do you use? What is your technique?

Thanks for the feedback!This is not a dry brush methodFirst, I paint with a mettallic color (No. 91), and then I paint with matte black in the joints of the armor parts (Humbrol №33 is strongly diluted with solvent, about 1/1).When I paint the next figure from Mars, I'll upload a detailed step-by-step photo report.

You did a wonderful work with these figures. I like their colours and patterns which you have painted absolutly professional. It´s only a pity that the figures itself are often quite horrible with their strange, deformated arms, necks and movements which can´t convincing me. It´s a drama that Mars didn´t have learned anything of human and equestrial anatomy and reproducing its mistakes endless in many sets which will been from their themes very interesting for many collectors. Their new announced osman headquarter-set is already lost before entering the shops.

sansovino wrote:You did a wonderful work with these figures. I like their colours and patterns which you have painted absolutly professional. It´s only a pity that the figures itself are often quite horrible with their strange, deformated arms, necks and movements which can´t convincing me. It´s a drama that Mars didn´t have learned anything of human and equestrial anatomy and reproducing its mistakes endless in many sets which will been from their themes very interesting for many collectors. Their new announced osman headquarter-set is already lost before entering the shops.

Thank you! Yes, the quality of the figures is low. These figures last longer to prepare for painting, than to paint!

Superb painting style Leonid ,and with the paints i use for toy soldiers too. _If only i could dip a brush and paint them as you do.

I must admit i do have several boxes produced by MARS,and i looked at them the other day,while restocking the shelving that was freshly screwed up back into their rightful place.Then feeling rather discouraged and daunted by such a show of figures, i placed them back into their boxes for the deep spaced out sleep. Well It is such a long way back to MARS. BB